SHIMIZU won the 4th game ! (Jo-ryu Oza sen)

Shogi News ; The 1st Jo-ryu Oza sen ; 5 games match


6:05 P.M. (JST) , 6 December 2011 , after 122 moves , SHIMIZU won the 4th game of this match . The score of this match becomes "SHIMIZU 2 --- 2 KATO" , and the winner of the last game will become the 1st Jo-ryu Oza .

The 5th game of this match will start 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 12 December 2011 , at Shogi Kaikan , Sendagaya , Shibuya ku , Tokyo .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu/ricoh20111206.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)

http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/
(The official site of the Jo-ryu Oza sen ; written in Japanese language)
http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/
(The official blog of the Jo-ryu Oza sen ; written in Japanese language)


Sente : KATO Momoko (1 kyu)
Gote : SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu 6 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8e
4.B-7g P-3d
5.S-8h S-4b
6.Bx2b+ Gx2b
7.S-7g S-7b
8.S-3h P-6d
9.P-4f S-6c
10.S-4g G-5b
11.P-1f P-9d
12.P-9f P-1d
13.K-6h P-7d
14.G-5h N-7c
15.P-6f S-5d
16.S-5f G-6c
17.S-4e Sx4e
18.Px4e K-6b
19.R-4h S-3c
20.N-1g R-8a
21.N-2e
(diagram 1)

KATO selected Kakugawari as the opening of this game and SHIMIZU accepted it . The game seemed to advance along a typical line of Kakugawari Koshikakegin .

SHIMIZU moved up her right Gold with 16...G-6c and she seemed to make Migi Gyoku form . Replying SHIMIZU's 16...G-6c , KATO crushed her right Silver with 17.S-4e and exchanged the Silvers . Then she slid her Rook with 19.R-4h and jumped the right Knight with 20.N-1g to prepare an attacking . SHIMIZU moved up her King with 18...K-6b making Migi Gyoku form and KATO started attacking with 21.N-2e .

(diagram 2)

21...S-4b
22.B*5e G-1b
23.P-4d Px4d
24.Rx4d P*4c
25.Rx3d P-5d
26.R-3b+ S*3a
27.+Rx2a Px5e
28.N*3d B*2d
29.Nx4b+ P-5f
30.G7h-6g Bx4b
31.S*3c B-5c
32.P*4d Px4d
33.P*4c P-8f
34.Px8f P-6e
35.S-4b= Px6f
36.Sx5c+ Gx5c
37.Sx6f N*4f
38.G-4g P*6e
39.S-7g S*6f
40.P*6c Gx6c
41.Gx4f Sx6g+
42.Kx6g G*6f
43.Sx6f Px6f
44.Kx6f S*6e
45.K-6g B*4i
46.K-6h S-6f
47.P*6d Gx6d
48.B*3f Px5g+
49.K-5i +P-5h
50.Bx5h Bx5h+
51.Kx5h R-5a
52.P*5d Rx5d
53.P*5e?? Gx5e
54.S*7a K-5c
55.B*4b Sx4b
56.G*6c Kx6c
57.+R-6a K-5c
58.+R-6b Kx4c
59.N*3e K-3d
60.N-3c+ Kx3c
61.+Rx7c P*5c
62.resigns
(diagram 2)

KATO almost won this game . But 53.P*5e was a terrible bad move and she lose this game !